MCC to host preview of 10-day Ireland trip

CRYSTAL LAKE – Explore Ireland with a 10-day air tour that features ancient castles, cathedrals, magnificent landscapes and a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone

To find out about this trip sponsored by the McHenry County College’s Trips and Tours program, attend a trip preview from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday in Room B168-169 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake.

The trip departs Oct. 6, 2013, and includes 15 meals, air from Chicago, dinner and evening at the Merry Ploughboys Pub.

In Dublin, visitors will see St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Book of Kells at Trinity College and the Guinness Storehouse.

Other stops will include Glendalough, Kilkenny Castle, Old Midleton Distillery, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry, King John’s Castle in Limerick and the Kissane Sheep Farm.

A medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle also is included.

The cost of this trip is $3,343 a person for double and $3,932 a person for single.

To register or to RSVP for the trip preview, call Claudia Terrones at 815-455-8782.